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Leaping Lizards! Did Jurassic Park Get It Right?

March 1, 2013

High-speed video footage of leaping lizards provides evidence of how the velociraptors of Jurassic Park fame stayed stable when jumping.

A Place at the Table: Documentary

March 1, 2013

The reason people are going hungry is not because of a shortage of food, it's because of poverty.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Trial at Gitmo

March 1, 2013

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Guantanamo Bay hosts a one-of-a-kind military tribunal, which is being spied on and controlled by unidentified forces.

Warren Questions Bernanke on 'Too Big to Fail'

March 1, 2013

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) questions Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke about the "too big to fail" problem.

March 1, 2013

Happy Birthday, Dear Income Tax

Sam Pizzigati, Sarah Anderson Prospect Magazine

Five lessons for progressives from our first century of income taxes.

March 1, 2013

The Uncommon Courage of Bradley Manning

Marjorie Cohn Portside

Bradley Manning's actions are not unlike those of Daniel Ellsberg, whose release of the Pentagon Papers helped to expose the government’s lies and end the Vietnam War.

March 1, 2013

How Beppe Grillo Stole the Left’s Clothes

Lorenzo Fe Red Pepper (UK)

Italy's Five Star Movement owes a big debt to the left – but won votes by rejecting it

Honor Trayvon Martin: Build the Movement

March 1, 2013

ColorOfChange.org video commemorating movement that grew out of the cause of justice for Trayvon Martin

March 1, 2013

Friday Nite Videos -- March 1, 2013

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Colbert: The War on Terror turns 12. Hannity v Ellison. How realistic were Jurassic Park's velociraptors? Honor Trayvon Martin: build the movement. Elizabeth Warren questions Ben Bernanke. Movie: A Place at the Table.

March 1, 2013

Better Than Argo: This Is Not a Film

Dana Stevens Slate

Probably the best movie you’ll see this year that was smuggled out of Iran in a cake.